tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post1333007735794358039..comments2024-03-18T19:00:03.047-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Mystery WeekLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-3411467872560933432012-09-29T16:11:42.714-04:002012-09-29T16:11:42.714-04:00No worries, Herschel and Eve--I can be a great hou...No worries, Herschel and Eve--I can be a great housekeeper/housecleaner when a deadline looms. Not a single sock will be hanging from a lampshade by the time the inspector arrives.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-1562614654090331142012-09-29T15:44:03.062-04:002012-09-29T15:44:03.062-04:00Congratulations, you prolific temporary bachelor. ...Congratulations, you prolific temporary bachelor. I agree with Herschel - maid service and, perhaps, your very own dumpster...Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-90702666538575515792012-09-29T13:17:58.336-04:002012-09-29T13:17:58.336-04:00Another sale to WW! Fantastic. You are closing i...Another sale to WW! Fantastic. You are closing in on the half century mark. Champagne time!<br /><br />As for the house, I would recommend that you contact a maid service before the better half returns. Money well spent.Herschel Cozinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097703750150309319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-42794500556414933812012-09-29T12:57:20.629-04:002012-09-29T12:57:20.629-04:00Rob, I'm always surprised at how few of my wri...Rob, I'm always surprised at how few of my writer friends are familiar with Jack Ritchie. What a fantastic writer he was.<br /><br />For several years I had an agent who handled my short stories--the same agent who had represented Ritchie, long ago--and when I signed on with him (1997 or so) he mailed me all of Ritchie's short-story collections and told me to read every word. I learned some great lessons from them. John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-73116261747495631382012-09-29T11:01:30.785-04:002012-09-29T11:01:30.785-04:00Dale, I've been crazy about Ken Follett ever s...Dale, I've been crazy about Ken Follett ever since <i>Eye of the Needle</i>. As for Boardwalk, I haven't yet seen any of the current season--but I seem to love all HBO series. (I still find it hard to believe that Steve Buscemi can be cast in a leading role, but here it really works.)<br /><br />David, the downside of coming up with all these plots is that I wander around in a dream world half the time.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-88455469014773314292012-09-29T10:58:24.749-04:002012-09-29T10:58:24.749-04:00Man, I wish I could write that fast. That part of...Man, I wish I could write that fast. That part of your piece seems relevant to my column coming up this Wednesday.<br /><br />I don't have time or inclination to reread these days, but if I did LITTLE BOXES OF BEWILDERMENT would be near the top of the pile. Jack Ritchie was the master of the comic short.<br />Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-78071377103014868692012-09-29T10:33:46.205-04:002012-09-29T10:33:46.205-04:00John, I don't know how you do it--I consider m...John, I don't know how you do it--I consider myself productive if I come up with a plot a month!<br /><br />Glad that you are enjoying yourself, but remember not to act like it when the boss returns.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-17820359298940767972012-09-29T10:27:37.942-04:002012-09-29T10:27:37.942-04:00Glad you are back following the beam, John!
Pat a...Glad you are back following the beam, John!<br /><br />Pat and I are saving Winter of the World to listen to, courtesy of Audible. It should get us to and from the midwest at Christmas and then down to the Gulf Shore and back when we retreat from D.C. in February. Nothing like a Ken Follett book for long drives!<br /><br />On another subject, is anyone else just a little troubled by the darker tone to Boardwalk Empire this year?Dale Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553503281187956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-70180076482413270332012-09-29T08:52:49.324-04:002012-09-29T08:52:49.324-04:00Leigh, that IS good news. I'll plan to make m...Leigh, that IS good news. I'll plan to make my lists longer and longer.<br /><br />Liz, in the case of short stories (not novels), yes, I keep the "outlines" in my head until I type 'em out. Besides, they'll change a bit anyway, once they're put into real words. With novels, I do a lot of notes and detailed outlines beforehand--not because I want to but because I have to.<br /><br />And yes, I'm still on my side of the bed--the other side's covered with books and candy-bar wrappers. Just kiddin' . . .John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-3105372465408305502012-09-29T08:35:14.933-04:002012-09-29T08:35:14.933-04:00Okay, John, I have two questions:
(1) Do you keep ...Okay, John, I have two questions:<br />(1) Do you keep the two new stories in your head <i>without notes</i> until you have time to write them down? (2) Are you sleeping on one side or in the middle of the bed?Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-48889172211124635742012-09-29T04:08:20.110-04:002012-09-29T04:08:20.110-04:00The good news is every time I read John's list...The good news is every time I read John's lists, my own expand. The bad news is my lists keep growing faster than I read. The good news is I can't die until I finish my list.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.com